Storage market declines despite “untapped growth” opportunities
“Broadly speaking, the size of this market has changed little over the past two and a half years."
“Broadly speaking, the size of this market has changed little over the past two and a half years."
"The early adopters who recognised the substantial cost and time-to-market benefits of 3D printing have carried the day."
“To understand where we’re going, we have to understand where we came from.”
“The challenge made by Apple for the top spot in the fourth quarter returned to a clear lead for Samsung in the first quarter."
"The transition to Cloud-oriented infrastructure and data platform architectures within enterprises' datacentres continues to accelerate."
It is now time for businesses to make the effort to understand their data and to develop a five-year plan on how to use it to benefit the business.
“I predict we will see more from IBM on "insights as a service" over the next year or two, and not strictly as a cloud services offering."
World's largest companies spent $US895 billion on technology in 2014 with IT vendors of all flavours longing to harness a share of their hefty IT wallets not only for the revenue gains, but also for the bragging rights.
"Shipments were also bolstered by high volumes of renewals for devices still running Windows XP in both the public and private sectors."
“Through a mobile strategy, providers are further helping to drive efficiency in the manufacturing supply chain while at the same time better positioning themselves as value adding players."
Looking ahead, Asia/Pacific is expected to reclaim the title as the biggest region for shipments in 2015, as a number of delayed projects in 2014 should resume.
Smartphones will grow to represent the overwhelming majority of total smart connected device (SCD) shipments, dwarfing both tablets and PCs in terms of shipment volumes.
Ongoing market transition from a primarily hardware-based technology to one impacted by the growing interest in software-based solutions and video subscription services.
"Fortunately for PC makers, tablet growth has slowed."
The acquisition of Aruba Networks in HP's networking business, if managed properly, could be a key strategic move for the struggling tech giant.